Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-03-23
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer
LETTER FROM CHESTER.

road line from Chester to Camden is attract
ing attention. The president of the COM
pany has been invited to attend railroad
meeting in Orangeburg county with view
to securing the extension of his line down
the west bank of the Wateree, through Rich
land county to Kingsville, thence to Eloree,
connecting with the Eutawville Railroad.
The adoption of this route would, of course,
not embrace Camden as one of the points Of
after their own interests, or they may suffer
from their present Indifference. They do
not need any proof of the advantages that
will accrue to them from direct railroad
connection with Chester and Gaffney City.
They must, however, give practical evil
dence Of their intention to cooperate with
Chester and Fairfield, or they will certainly
fail to secure this line of railroad.
An election was recently held at Wilks-
burg to decide whether or not local tax,
in addition to the general school tax, should
at Wilksburg. The opponents OF the spe-
cal levy were successful by vote of 3S to
26. This was due in great measure to the
opposition of the colored voters, who were
dissatisfied with last years disposition of
the township fund for school purposes This
result may affect seriously the future pros
perity of the Wilksburg graded school.
The institution cannot be conducted eff
GENTLY and successfully without the help of
the local tax, unless the patrons are willing
to contribute literally to its support.
The Rev. James Saye has resigned the
pastorate of Fishing Creek, Cedar Shoals
and Uriel churches, to which he has minis
tered so faithfully for a score or more of
years. In consequence of the infirmities of
age he has been compelled to retire from act
i've service in the ministry. In Presbyte.
rian circles he is known as "Father Saye,"
and is one of the best and purest of men.
The Fishing Creek congregation have indi-
Gated their preference for the Rev. MIR. Nc
Mullen, but, ash is the evangelist for Beth
ell Presbytery, he may not be able to yield
to their wishes.
J. Harvey Nicely was brought back from
Columbia to this place on Friday. His
trial will undoubtedly draw tremendous
crowd to Court.
The Circuit Court met this morning, Judge
Presley presiding. His Honor delivered
an excellent charge to the grand jury, of
which w. II. Robinson, Sen., was made fore
man.
After the grand jury had been instructed
in regard to their duties, they retired to con-
slider and act upon the various bills of in
dictment laid before them by the Solicitor.
A true bill was found in the case of the State
vs.. James Pratt, colored, charged with as
sault and battery with intent to kill. A
true bill was also found against John Houze,
colored, charged with assault and battery of
high and aggravated nature. At the pres
ent writing the Court is engaged in the
trial of James Pratt, who will, in all proba-
bility, be convicted.
The Neely case will hardly be tried before
the latter part of the week. The Court
to be very interesting and exciting term
of the Court. NJ.
MORE FOOLISH NEGRoEs.-There has
been another exodus of negroes from Union
county, and the white people are becoming
incensed-not at the emigration of negroes,
if they desire to 60 elsewhere, but at the
interference by white men-agents of the
ralroads-with laborers under contract.
On Saturday last party of Union men
were waiting for one of these emissaries,
have been roughly handled. Of his recent
actions in Union the Spartanburg CORES
pondent of the Ne,cS and Courier says:
R. A. Williams, agent of the Memphis
and Little Rock Road, was the emigrant
agent that the Union people wished to in
terview last Saturday. They were looking
for him. It is said that some one sent a
message to him not to put in an appearance.
Wilhelm Spartanburg, Saturday morning,
he talked rather bravely and did not seem
at all afraid of the whole of Union county,
Pea Ridge included, but when he heard of
the reception that was awaiting him he con-
cluded to stay here andsend It. G Sturgis, of
the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
Road, who was unknown to the citizens of
Union. When Mr.. Sturgis reached the place
he did not like the looks of the crowd, and
the anxiety which they manifested in the
search for the agent caused him to make up
his mind that he would shake off Union
dust from his feet as soon as possible. He
rode on down until he met the up-train,
and then he returned to Spartanburg. He
and Williams took the Airline train Sun
day morning before day for Atlanta, carry
ing with them about sixty negroes, who
came up on the train from Union Saturday
evening. The people of Union county have
determined that laborers under contract,
and who have been furnished with stock,
tools and provisions, shall not be carried
away by these agents.